NEWPORT BEACH – A black Ford Mustang crashed into a drainage ditch from West Coast Highway on Wednesday, and firefighters had to break windows to rescue the driver.

The crash happened shortly before 9:45 a.m. and involved only the Shelby Mustang, a high-performance version of the car. The driver suffered minor injuries and was taken to the hospital as a precaution.

The Mustang was traveling west on West Coast Highway when the driver lost control just west of Superior Avenue, said Kathy Lowe, a spokeswoman for Newport Beach police. The car went up an embankment and then into the concrete ditch.

Investigators are still trying to determine what caused the driver to lose control, Lowe said.

Officers and firefighters arrive on Coast Highway to find a man drove his Shelby Mustang up into a drainage ditch in Newport Beach. KEN STEINHARDT, ORANGE COUNTY REGISTER
The Huntington Beach motorcycle officer, that had originally stopped to assist, leaves the scene after Newport Beach firefighters arrive. A man suffered minor injuries after he lost control and drove his Shelby Mustang up into a drainage ditch from northbound Coast Highway in Newport Beach. KEN STEINHARDT, ORANGE COUNTY REGISTER
Newport Beach firefighters work to free a man from his Shelby Mustang after he drove up into a drainage ditch on Coast Highway in Newport Beach. KEN STEINHARDT, ORANGE COUNTY REGISTER
Officers react after getting their first look at a Shelby Mustang after the driver drove up into a drainage ditch from Coast Highway in Newport Beach. KEN STEINHARDT, ORANGE COUNTY REGISTER
The driver talks with firefighters after he was helped out of his Shelby Mustang through the passenger door. The driver suffered minor injuries and was taken to the hospital as a precaution after he drove up into a drainage ditch from Coast Highway in Newport Beach. KEN STEINHARDT, ORANGE COUNTY REGISTER
Firefighters prepare to move the driver from his car to a waiting ambulance. The driver suffered minor injuries and was taken to the hospital as a precaution after he drove his Shelby Mustang up into a drainage ditch from Coast Highway in Newport Beach. Shortly after this photo was taken., firefighters changed their plan and supported the yellow backboard with a ladder before the driver reached the ditch. KEN STEINHARDT, ORANGE COUNTY REGISTER
Newport Beach firefighters help the driver from his car to a waiting ambulance, he suffered minor injuries and was taken to the hospital as a precaution after he drove his Shelby Mustang up into a drainage ditch from Coast Highway. KEN STEINHARDT, ORANGE COUNTY REGISTER
A towing operator pulls cable after putting his rig into position to pull a Shelby Mustang out from a drainage ditch on Coast Highway in Newport Beach. KEN STEINHARDT, ORANGE COUNTY REGISTER
As Newport Beach officers wait, a tow rig operator prepares to hook up to a Shelby Mustang after a man drove his Ford up into a drainage ditch on Coast Highway. KEN STEINHARDT, ORANGE COUNTY REGISTER

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